Wu Xingyu and his mother wanted to find someone to delete Luo Xingzhou’s videos on the StarNet, but as soon as they made a move, they were detected. In the end, both the posts and videos stubbornly remained on the StarNet, and the person they approached even warned them that the forces behind this were beyond his control, so the matter ended there.
Wu Xingyu and his mother harbored deep resentment in their hearts. They pondered whether anyone would help that mother and son again; perhaps the background of that live streaming program was too powerful, as it seemed to claim many lives each episode yet never went offline.
When Wu Zhenqiu returned home, neither mother nor son mentioned Luo Xingzhou’s matter, knowing that Wu Zhenqiu would not browse the StarNet if he had nothing to do. They did not hear Wu Zhenqiu mention Luo Xingzhou until just before going to bed, and they felt relieved, thinking that perhaps they had been too nervous.
Once back in her room, Wu Xingyu opened the StarNet and entered the live streaming room where Luo Xingzhou was present. After registering an account, he sent a barrage of comments cursing him. However, he underestimated the current strength of Luo Xingzhou’s fanbase; his comments were quickly drowned out by others, making hardly any impact.
Not willing to accept this, Wu Xingyu hired a group of trolls to attack Luo Xingzhou in the live stream, hoping that the sheer number of comments would reveal the truth. However, as they flooded the room, even the dullest netizens began to see through it.
[What the hell? Which bastard came here to slander our Luo Xingzhou? What’s wrong with him?]
[Ha! It’s probably that bastard’s illegitimate brother. Pfft, he’s not fit to be Luo Xingzhou’s brother! Anyway, it must be that illegitimate child who can’t stand Luo Xingzhou. As long as Luo Xingzhou is around, he’ll never wash away that stain of being an illegitimate son.]
This sentiment was echoed by many, and more people began to believe that the sudden influx of trolls slandering Luo Xingzhou were indeed hired by his illegitimate brother, leading to numerous reports on the live streaming platform.
Before long, all the trolls were expelled from the room. Wu Xingyu was furious after being exposed, and just as he was about to roll up his sleeves and continue the fight, he found himself kicked out of the live stream and unable to re-enter.
“What the hell? Is that useless piece of trash still getting help? It’s obviously fake; it’s all cheating!” Wu Xingyu cursed angrily.
Huo Junting noticed that he was always a step behind. Each time he saw trolls enter the live stream to attack Luo Xingzhou, he intended to kick them out, but by the time he acted, someone else had already done it. When he discovered trolls were continuing their attack elsewhere, he was still a step behind, as someone had already taken care of them.
Huo Junting glanced suspiciously at Luo Xingzhou, who was joking around in the live stream. Who is helping Luo Xingzhou from behind? This person’s influence is undoubtedly not less than his own. If they have such power, why haven’t they helped Luo Xingzhou before? Or is it that they only discovered Luo Xingzhou’s whereabouts through this live streaming program?
He briefly considered Feng Zhan but quickly dismissed the thought. He couldn’t imagine Feng Zhan constantly monitoring the live stream and various platforms on the StarNet, cleaning up those trolls. That doesn’t align with Feng Zhan’s character at all, so it can’t be him.
Is it the wealthy individual who has parachuted into the live stream and overshadowed him? Huo Junting looked at the top of the rich list in the live stream, where the account “Little Nine” held the first position, while his “Second Young Master” was relegated beneath. He felt inexplicably annoyed and wanted to push this person down, but it was clear that this individual didn’t lack Star Coins. He suspected that if he managed to push this person down, they would immediately retaliate with a wave of gifts, reclaiming their top position.
“Forget it,” Huo Junting stroked his chin and said, “Maybe this is arranged by some force trying to recruit Luo Xingzhou. Or perhaps it’s a friend of Pharmacist Luo helping him from behind the scenes. There’s no need for this rivalry.”
Luo Xingzhou was completely unaware of the turmoil outside caused by him. The group was waiting for the rain to stop; otherwise, they couldn’t leave the cave.
Fortunately, the time spent waiting for the rain to stop was not wasted for Luo Xingzhou. Jiutang had just fed on the flesh and blood of an B-level Star Beast and needed time to digest. As time passed, Jiutang’s initially blood-red color gradually lightened. By the next day, when the rain ceased and light shone back onto the Hong-ai Star, Jiutang energetically crawled out, shaking off its leaves and the budding flower at the top, ready to greet the new day.
Luo Xingzhou noticed that the color of the flower bud had also deepened; it hadn’t lightened like the vines after digesting energy. After a careful examination, he found that the flower bud had been enhanced, and the fragrance it released would now be even stronger.
Fang Yang took the initiative to request to join their group. With such a powerful B-level ability user on their side, none of the five in Luo Xingzhou’s group pushed back, and they happily agreed. Thus, the new group of six set off once again.
With Fang Yang’s presence, the team’s pace increased significantly. B-level Star Beasts weren’t everywhere; apart from special geographical environments or swarms of wild bees, the group advanced smoothly without anything obstructing their progress.
Even if they encountered a swarm of wild bees, in Fang Yang’s words, he could create an enclosed structure to block the bees outside. Given enough time, the swarm would eventually disperse. Luo Xingzhou and his group recalled how chaotic their escape had been and thought to themselves how they wished they had met Fang Yang earlier.
As the team made steady progress, they gained a lot. Jiutang took on the responsibility of absorbing what they couldn’t carry out; since the spatial buttons were limited, it was better to let Jiutang absorb the energy to enhance its strength.
Everything was going smoothly on their end. As they had anticipated, after parting ways with Fang Yang, Ding Changhuan finally experienced the hardships of survival live streaming. Not to mention later, just on that rainy night after leaving Fang Yang, he stumbled around, rolling in the mud several times, and encountered something slippery in the darkness that he couldn’t tell whether it was a bug or a beast. Startled, Ding Changhuan screamed repeatedly and ran for his life.
It wasn’t until dawn that he found a cave to shelter from the rain. The cave was unbearably foul-smelling. In the past, before Ding Changhuan even had to lift a finger, Fang Yang would have cleaned the cave thoroughly before allowing him to rest inside. This time, however, he could only cover his nose and awkwardly crawl in, detesting the weather outside, despite being a water-based ability user himself.